Thread by @cathydevine56

The IOC 'Portrayal Guidelines' released ahead of the Paris Olympics are breathtakingly sexist, & complete propaganda.
According to @iocmedia:
'TERMS TO AVOID: “born male”, “born female”, “biologically male”,
“biologically female”, “genetically male”, “genetically female”'. 1/

As we all know, the IOC is primarily banning the language needed to accurately & factually describe males who identify as transgender. These athletes are born male, are biologically & genetically male & are permitted by the IOC to compete in female categories. 2/

Feminist academics analyse the power relations between the sexes. Which are clear as the day is long here. Primarily male IOC bureaucrats are mandating that male athletes cannot be called males in order to facilitate their inclusion in female sport. This is 21C patriarchy. 3/

The male privilege is off the scale. Rules of the game:
1. Conflate sex & gender ✔️
2. Pretend sex categories are gender categories not sex categories ✔️
3. Use 'woman' not 'female' ✔️
4. Pretend some women are male ✔️
5. Pretend females are a subcategory of woman ✔️ 4/

5. Pretend female athletes 'identity' with oppressive sex stereotypes ✔️
6. Call them the offensive 'cisgender' ✔️
7. Pretend sex is not binary ✔️
8. Pretend this policy is even handed rather than asymmetrically targeted at coercing female to accept males in female sport ✔️ 5/

9. Claim gender identity is innate✔️
'Avoid saying...transgender people “identify as” their gender.
That implies...gender identity is a choice'
10. Impose gender identity on everyone✔️
'Gender identity applies to transgender people in the same way...it applies to any person' 6/

The whole document is a disgrace. It uses the work done to ensure equal recognition representation & inclusion of female & male athletes at the pinnacle of elite sport to undermine all this important work & coerce female athletes to include male athletes in female sport. 7/

With thanks to @boysvswomen for drawing attention to this latest attack on girls and women's sport by the IOC. 8/

https://x.com/boysvswomen/status/1798796138684026988?t=hTwjXrskYIuk4GEaYHfUwg&s=19

And as Alison points out:

https://x.com/AlisonSydor/status/1798831018667114986?t=NDEzTYPhHIy8kfV6AjofYg&s=19

Journalists must not be dictated to & must use critical faculties.
1. Sex is binary
2. Female & male are scientific terms
3. Humans cannot change sex
4. Females cannot become male
5. Female categories are based on biology
6. Fairness 4 females necessitates female only sport 8/

The IOC directs journalists to refer to athletes with XY DSDs as 'athletes with naturally high testosterone levels'.
This is wrong. These athletes have normal testosterone levels for males. They should not be in female sport. 9/

https://x.com/cathydevine56/status/1635340822890823680?t=pmWRZhrYswTCzKYEBpLyAg&s=19

Let's all remember the consequences of including athletes with XY DSDs in female sport. 10/

https://x.com/cathydevine56/status/1550372314126106624?t=WfpioQDeXafcAv0JAT6fbw&s=19